USA Weather Alert and Warnings Thread

[AZ_HighCountry]

Methinks you be showin' off!

We are going down to 10F tonight.

It's more of a testimonial that we made the right decision to leave the Valley for the higher elevations. 100+ days of temperatures well above 100F and almost perpetual brown air is enough to drive anyone mad eventually.

Right now, from where I am at, we can see the snow on top of the San Francisco Peaks. That is every bit of 55-60 miles away via line-of-sight.

 

[Davey Crockett]

It's more of a testimonial that we made the right decision to leave the Valley for the higher elevations. 100+ days of temperatures well above 100F and almost perpetual brown air is enough to drive anyone mad eventually.

Right now, from where I am at, we can see the snow on top of the San Francisco Peaks. That is every bit of 55-60 miles away via line-of-sight.

 

[Davey Crockett]

 

[VCheng]

we can see the snow on top of the San Francisco Peaks.

They are a beautiful sight. I posted a photo of just that a while ago.

You have indeed chosen well.

 

[ghazi52]

More than 90% of flights cancelled from some airports​

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Image source,
Reuters

The number of cancelled flights within, into or out of the US today now comes to 5,648, according to tracking site FlightAware.

The site shows that 98% of flights out of New York's LaGuardia airport have been cancelled, and 90% of flights from JFK. Both locations have seen around 38cm (15in) of snow.

Boston's Logan International Airport has cancelled 92% of outgoing flights, while New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport has cancelled 92%, and Philadelphia International Airport has cut 81%.

Photographs taken earlier today showed empty check-in desks and a deserted airport parking lot at LaGuardia.

Image source,
Reuters

 

[ghazi52]

Heavy snow leaves more than 600,000 homes and businesses without power
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As of Monday afternoon, more than 600,000 homes and businesses in the northeast US are without power due to the severe snowstorm.

The most impacted state is Massachusetts with nearly 300,000 without power, including 85% of customers in Barnstabel County, which includes Cape Cod and surrounding areas, according to poweroutage.us.

New Jersey is also heavily hit, with 125,000 without power. Other states impacted include Delaware and Rhode Island.

 

[ghazi52]

How many snow ploughs to clear New York City?​

,Reuters

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says 2,300 snow ploughs and 700 salt spreaders are out in New York, as well as 2,600 sanitation workers deployed in 12-hour shifts.

New York's Department of Sanitation is "working around the clock to keep NYC moving", he writes on X.

 

[ghazi52]

When will it stop snowing?
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Reuters

A man skis in the snow in New York's Central Park

The snow is expected to persist throughout Monday, according to the National Weather Service, with some areas near the northeast coastline expected to get a total of one to two feet of snow by Tuesday morning.

It will then make its way to the Canadian Maritimes, bringing relief to southern New England and New Jersey by late Monday. Maine, however, could see heavier snow and gale-force winds into the evening as the storm moves east.

Parts of the northeast may not be fully in the clear on Tuesday, with a cold low pressure system out of the Upper Great Lakes forecast to bring even more snowfall to some areas, including parts of Michigan.

That system is "set to pack a punch", warns the National Weather Service, with travel disruptions likely.

People living in impacted areas are advised to keep their eyes peeled on the latest weather updates from local officials.

 

[ghazi52]

How much snow has fallen so far?​

BBC

We're getting some updated figures on snowfall across major northeastern cities in the US.

Here's the latest data from the National Weather Service:

• Providence, Rhode Island: 32.8in (83.3cm) of snow measured at TF Green International Airport, marking the largest snowfall in the area on record
• Montauk, New York: 28.1in (71cm) of snow recorded as of noon local time
• Newark, New Jersey: 25.8in (65.5cm) of snow recorded as of 13:00 local time
• Central Park, New York City: 19.7in (50cm) of snow recorded as of 13:00 local time
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 14in (35cm) of snow recorded at Philadelphia International Airport

 

[ghazi52]

In pictures: Travel disruptions in New York and Boston, and a snowman in DC​

A woman is pictured braving the snowy subway in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, in the face of widespread travel disruptions

The departures board at Logan International Airport in Boston is flooded in red

Sunglasses are donned as impromptu snow goggles in Brooklyn, New York

,Reuters

Baskets of fruit look more like piles of snowballs at this deserted fruit stand in New York City

,Reuters

While the snow in Washington DC isn't as deep, there's still enough to build a snowman outside the Capitol

 

[ghazi52]

Summary​

• There are "near impossible" travel conditions in New York today, a state agency warns, as a major storm hits the US east coast
• Parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts have seen over 32 inches (83cm) of snow fall, with over 19 inches in New York's Central Park, the National Weather Service says
• Winter storm warnings stretch from North Carolina to northern Maine, with warnings also in place in parts of eastern Canada
• More than 5,600 flights into and out of the US have been cancelled
• Over 600,000 homes and businesses are without power with New Jersey and Massachusetts the worst hit
• In New York City, the snow is shin-deep and trees have fallen across streets, Brandon Livesay reports

 

[ghazi52]

No deaths recorded from blizzard, NYC mayor says
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No deaths have been recorded as a result of the winter storm, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says.

"As of now we are not aware of any deaths related to this blizzard on our city streets or in public areas," he said a news conference. He said city officials placed homeless people into shelters and warming centres.

Mamdani, who has been in office for nearly two months, is overseeing his second major snowstorm. The city recorded at least 19 deaths cold weather-related deaths during January's snowstorm.

Asked why he believed there had been no fatalities this time, Mamdani said the weather conditions are different.

"About the previous storm, we are talking about a level of arctic conditions that the city had not seen for many many years," he said adding that subfreezing temperatures that followed made conditions especially dangerous. "One of the few pieces of good news is that we will see 40 degree weather (4.4C) sometime in this week."

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Davey Crockett]

NYC Raises Wages To $30/Hour To Lure Snow Shovelers After Historic Blizzard​

“Due to the historic nature of this blizzard, we’ve increased pay to $30 per hour."

NYC Raises Wages To $30/Hour To Lure Snow Shovelers After Historic Blizzard

Wages have surged for anyone in New York City who wants to sign up to shovel snow, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced at a Monday press conference.Mamdani increased the hourly wage for snow shovelers from $19.14 to $30 per hour. After 40 hours, that rate jumps even higher, to $45 an...

www.dailywire.com

 

[Davey Crockett]

Monday's snowball fight ...

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nJOLELLbbwxR?s=20